A Belgian court will fine Facebook 250,000 euros per day unless it stops tracking people that don't have Facebook accounts.

The issue is that Facebook sends some visitors cookies. It is not clear that the court realizes that Facebook also tracks people who merely see a "Like" button.

The thug whose gratuitous violence seems to have caused the death of Matthew Ajibade has received a light sentence including 15 weekends in jail.

Still, if every violent thug were sentenced this way, it might be enough to deter their violence.

Rightwingers Push 'Moral' Coal Only After They Doomed a Truly Moral Alternative.

The fossil fuel magnates pay lots smart but selfish people to say all sorts of bogus things in favor of using fossil fuels. We will see through them all, but will we do it soon enough to prevent disaster?

A US appeals court overturned Obama's executive order against deporting certain unauthorized immigrant children.

I don't want a large amount of immigration to the US, but people who were brought as children and have spend many years in the US should be allowed to become citizens.

The right-wing concern about "anchor babies" is due to a fear that is not based on facts.

Australia will take citizenship away from dual citizens convicted of terrorism crimes.

At least it is limited to those actually convicted. The previous proposal would have allowed officials to do this without a trial.